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Character & Citizenship Education
Explore how Woodlands Primary School builds good character and active citizenship in pupils through its CCE programmes, including the 2026 Sexuality Education lessons for Primary 5 and 6.
Character & Citizenship Education
CCE Framework
The WDP’s core values are the heartbeat of the WDP CCE framework, injecting life and meaning into our CCE programmes. Driven by Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies, our programmes focus on the head, heart and hands of every pupil, allowing each pupil to learn and grow into active citizens of good character. These efforts aim to achieve primarily, pupils bettering social and emotional skills while also having as secondary outcomes, pupils pursuing learning on their own and striving for excellence in the enriching environment of WDP.
CCE Programmes
Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) has always been at the heart of education in Singapore. Various key programmes such as Civics and Moral Education (CME, 1992), National Education (NE, 1997), the Community Involvement Programme (CIP, 1997), and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL, 2005) have been put in place to inculcate values and build competencies in our pupils to develop them into good individuals and useful citizens. In addition, programmes such as Education and Career Guidance (ECG), Sexuality Education (SEd), and Cyber Wellness meet pupils’ specific developmental needs.
CCE is central to the 21st Century Competencies Framework. It emphasises the interconnectedness of the core values, social and emotional competencies and civic literacy, global awareness and cross-cultural skills that are critical for character and citizenship development of our pupils. CCE shifts our focus from programmes and individual endeavours to a common purpose
Learning Outcomes (LO) for Character and Citizenship Education
Develop self-awareness and self-management skills to achieve personal well-being and effectiveness.
Apply moral reasoning, display responsibility in decision-making, and demonstrate integrity to stand by moral principles and shared values.
Develop social awareness and demonstrate interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive relationships.
Demonstrate resilience in the face of individual, community and national challenges, and develop the ability to turn challenges to opportunities.
Appreciate our national identity, develop a sense of belonging to Singapore, and demonstrate commitment to the well-being, security and defence of the nation.
Demonstrate socio-cultural sensitivity and promote social cohesion and harmony in Singapore as a multi-cultural society.
Demonstrate care for others and contribute actively towards improving the lives of others to build a bright future for ourselves and to progress together as a nation.
Demonstrate the ability to reflect on and respond to community, national and global issues, and to make informed and responsible decisions as a citizen.
Sexuality Education 2026
MOE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
1. Sexuality Education (SEd) in schools aims to enable students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature, develop healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex, and make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters. SEd is premised on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. This means encouraging healthy, heterosexual marriages and stable nuclear family units with extended family support. The teaching and learning of SEd is based on respect for the values and beliefs of the different ethnic and religious communities in Singapore on sexuality issues.
2. The Goals of Sexuality Education are:
Support students in managing their physiological, social and emotional changes as they grow up and develop safe and healthy relationships.
Guide students to make wise, informed and responsible decisions on sexuality matters.
Help students develop a moral compass and respect for themselves and others by having positive mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality that are premised on the family as the basic unit of society
3. The Key Messages of Sexuality Education are:
Love and respect yourself as you love and respect others;
Build positive relationships based on love and respect (which are the foundation for strong families);
Make responsible decisions for yourself, your family and society; and
Abstinence before marriage is the best protection against STIs/HIV and unintended pregnancies. Casual sex can harm and hurt you and your loved ones..
You may click here for more information on MOE Sexuality Education.
OVERVIEW OF WOODLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL’S SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR 2026
4. Sexuality Education is delivered in a holistic manner through the school curriculum. The content for Sexuality Education is grouped into five main themes: Human Development, Interpersonal Relationships, Sexual Health, Sexual Behaviour, and, Culture, Society and Law. You may click here for more information on the scope of Sexuality Education in the school curriculum.
5. The subjects that incorporate topics on sexuality include:
a. Science
b. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)
Sexuality Education Lessons
6. The upper primary years mark the onset of puberty. With better nutrition and improved health care, children are reaching puberty at a younger age and have to grapple with physical, emotional and psychological changes in themselves. The implication is that our children are becoming biologically ready for sexual activity sooner without necessarily having the corresponding cognitive or emotional maturity to modulate their behaviours. Furthermore, our young are also exposed to a wide range of influences that could endanger health and undermine the integrity of the family. Our students require close guidance so that they can respond with discernment to the sexual messages in the media and other sources.
7. Sexuality Education (SEd) lessons are taught as part of CCE (FTGP) at Primary 5 and 6. Through these lessons, students will learn healthy ways to manage the physiological, social and emotional changes in their growing years. They learn to build healthy and rewarding relationships with others, including those with members of the opposite sex. Students are also guided to make wise, informed and responsible decisions to keep themselves safe from sexuality-related risks.
At Woodlands Primary School, the following lessons from the Growing Years Programme will be taught in 2026:
Primary 5
Growing Years Programme lessons for Primary 5 in 2026
CCE (FTGP) THEME | LESSON TITLE / DURATION | LESSON OVERVIEW | TIME PERIOD (e.g. Term 1 Week 2) |
|---|---|---|---|
Growing Years | The Changes in Me | This lesson focuses on helping students identify the emotions and stress caused by physical changes during puberty. Students will learn to describe the healthy ways to manage their negative feelings during this time. They will also learn to recognise that one’s identity need not be negatively affected, even when one’s body is experiencing changes due to puberty. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions. | Term 3 Week 5 |
Did You Know? | This lesson focuses on helping students know what pornography is and how it can affect themselves and others. Students will learn about the dangers of being exposed to sexually explicit materials and reject the viewing and/or reading of pornographic materials. They will learn to evaluate their own responses when they encounter pornography by applying the strategy ‘Stop-Think-Do’. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions. | Term 3 Week 6 | |
Keeping Myself Safe | In this lesson, students will learn about sexual abuse, how it can happen during online and offline interactions and the impact of such abuse on victims. They also learn how to take precautionary measures to be safe and how to seek help for themselves and their friends. This lesson is conducted separately for boys and girls in different classrooms, so that the students will feel more comfortable during the discussions. | Term 4 Week 5 |
Primary 6
Growing Years Programme lessons for Primary 6 in 2026
CCE (FTGP) THEME | LESSONS TITLE/ DURATION | Lesson OVERVIEW | TIME PERIOD (e.g. Term 1 Week 2) |
|---|---|---|---|
Growing Years | Are We More than Friends? | In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between the characteristics of love and infatuation, and identify the strong emotions that may arise from experiencing the feelings of infatuation. They will recognise that experiencing feelings of infatuation is part of growing up and becoming infatuated with someone does not mean that they should be involved in a romantic relationship. Instead, they should focus on building strong and healthy friendships with their circles of friends. | Term 2 Week 5 |
Are We More than Friends? | In this lesson, students will learn healthy ways to manage the emotions arising from infatuation and recognise the importance of respecting the boundaries of any relationship. They will also recognise the negative impact of teasing their peers who may be experiencing the feelings of infatuation and learn to behave maturely towards each other. | Term 2 Week 6 |
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
8. Parents may opt their children out of Sexuality Education lessons, and/or supplementary Sexuality Education programmes by MOE-approved external providers.
9. Parents who wish to opt their children out of the Sexuality Education lessons need to complete an opt-out form. This form will be communicated to parents at the start of the year and is also available here. The completed opt-out form is to be submitted by 28/02/2026.
10. Parents can contact the school at 62697410 for discussion or to seek clarification about the school’s Sexuality Education programme. sexuality education programme.